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Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Healing and Memorial Tribute Remembering all Those Lost During the Pandemic

Since the spring of 2020, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community has lost more than 300 Community members, some from COVID-19 and some from other causes. On Saturday, May 7, SRPMIC held a Healing and Memorial Tribute event at the Salt River Ballfield to remember those whose lives were lost during this time. It was […]

SRFD Loses One of Its Own; Another in Critical Condition

First responders of the Salt River Fire Department were on an emergency call on the afternoon of Friday, April 8, when they were hit by a semi-truck on State Route 87 (Beeline Highway) and Center Street. Firefighter/EMT Brendan Bessee was killed when his ambulance collided with the truck, and Firefighter/Paramedic Tyler Packer was seriously injured.  […]

Memorial Hall Closing for Maintenance

The Salt River Memorial Hall will be closed from Sunday, January 9 to Saturday, January 13, 2022, for maintenance. The Memorial Hall will be getting three new HVAC units for the main hallway and kitchen areas, and there will be other minor updates such as painting the exterior and ceilings.  During the closure, families needing […]

How to Cope with Grief and Loss

Some people are finding it easy to move on and go back to living their lives like they did before the COVID-19 pandemic. But for others, it’s a little tougher. Many people lost loved ones to COVID-19, or lost their jobs; for others, it just might have been difficult emotionally to isolate themselves from family […]

Westwood Girls’ Basketball Season Comes to an End After Loss Against Dobson in the Elite Eight

The Westwood High School 2020-21 girls basketball season ended on March 12 after the girls lost to Dobson High School (37-40) in their second game of the 6A Division Elite Eight. The girls ended their season with a 16-4 record. This year there were six Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members playing on the varsity […]

Healthy Ways to Cope with Grief and Loss

In a small community such as the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, where we are all pretty much related, our cousins are like our siblings and our neighbors are family. It’s hard when we lose anyone, but it’s especially hard when we lose someone from our Community. As the COVID-19 pandemic has spread across the […]

Arizona Bike Week Events Go Beyond Acknowledging MMIP 

For people unfamiliar with the machines, motorcycles can bring to mind an image of aggression: toughness, leather and loud engines. More often than not, that exterior is not a wall, but a gate, which was exemplified during Arizona’s Bike Week events focusing on missing and murdered Indigenous people. Native riders...